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Dedicated CPU Compute · $2304/mo (256 GB RAM, 56 vCPU, 5000 GB SSD, 11000 GB transfer)
Linode's Dedicated 256GB plan is significantly overpriced compared to direct competitors offering similar or better specs at 7-14x lower cost. Oracle Cloud, Hetzner, and Contabo all deliver 256GB RAM with comparable vCPU and storage for under $430/month, making Linode's $2,522.88 monthly charge difficult to justify unless you have specific lock-in or regional requirements.
Matches your 256GB RAM and exceeds vCPU count (32 vs 56) at 1/7th the price with AMD EPYC 4th-gen processors.
Caveat: Block Volume performance (VPU) and storage are billed separately; Enhanced OKE clusters add $0.10/hour control-plane fees.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hetzner | Dedicated Root Servers (AX line) · AX162 | $199/mo | 128 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 3840 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Premium NVMe 128 | $312.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3000 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.E5.Flex - 16 OCPU / 256GB | $350.4/mo |
Delivers 128GB RAM and 32 vCPU with unlimited traffic at 1/6th Linode's price; upgradeable to 768GB RAM if needed.
Caveat: Quoted price is for 24-month prepaid term; shorter terms cost more per month; fair usage policy on unlimited traffic.
128GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 3.84TB NVMe at 1/12.7th the cost; excellent value for non-256GB workloads.
Caveat: Setup fee raised to 159 EUR in 2026; traffic overage billed beyond 20TB EU allowance; prices exclude VAT.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3TB NVMe with unmetered bandwidth and 99.99% SLA at 1/8th the price.
Caveat: Renewal rates spike 2-3x after intro term; 36-month contract required for lowest advertised price; domain and privacy add-ons renew at full price after year one.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3.2TB SSD RAID-10, 10TB transfer with 100% uptime SLA at 1/4.7th the cost.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (often 50% off first 2 months); renewal pricing is significantly higher; bandwidth overages billed separately.
Before you switch
| 256 GB RAM, 32 vCPU |
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| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · AMD Tier 3 | $399/mo | 128 GB RAM, 960 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| Contabo | Dedicated Servers · AMD Turin 32 Cores | $430.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2048 GB NVMe (2x1TB) | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Managed cPanel) · Managed cPanel 128GB | $457.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1198 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · 32 vCPU / 128 GB preset | $502.56/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Cloud Dedicated Servers · High-Performance (Linux, Dual) | $532/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3200 GB SSD (RAID-10) | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · GP1-L | $565.15/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CCX53 | $629.49/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 600 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Vultr | VX1 · GP 32vCPU/128GB (Block Storage) | $700.8/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · b3-128 | $705.91/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Dedicated Servers · Intel Xeon 6226R Dual (approx, Windows) | $845/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD/NVMe (RAID-1) | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 128GB (Linux, IPv6) | $880/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD | Visit |
| Vultr | Optimized Cloud Compute · GP 32vCPU/128GB | $960/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 640 GB | Visit |
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